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What causes volcanoes on Earth most often?
What causes volcanoes on Earth most often?
- Sliding tectonic plates
- Stretching and thinning of the crust's plates
- Upwelling diapirs from the core–mantle boundary
- Diverging or converging tectonic plates (correct)
Where are most underwater volcanoes found on Earth?
Where are most underwater volcanoes found on Earth?
- On mid-ocean ridges
- Where two tectonic plates slide past one another
- Away from plate boundaries
- Where tectonic plates are diverging or converging (correct)
What causes the volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
What causes the volcanoes in the Pacific Ring of Fire?
- Upwelling diapirs from the core–mantle boundary
- Sliding tectonic plates
- Convergent tectonic plates (correct)
- Divergent tectonic plates
Where can volcanoes form due to stretching and thinning of the crust's plates?
Where can volcanoes form due to stretching and thinning of the crust's plates?
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What results in hotspot volcanism, such as the Hawaiian hotspot?
What results in hotspot volcanism, such as the Hawaiian hotspot?
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